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Battling Kopin
(Andrew Kopinskie)

BORN   December 18 1893; Titusville, Pennsylvania
DIED August 10 1942; Jamestown, New York
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 144-152 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Tommy Moore
Kopin was a scrappy competitor who had an up-down career; The beginning was pretty good but the going got tougher as he stepped up in competition; For the most part, he held his own but came out on the short end against the very best men of his time - as did most fighters

Fighting in a period of "No Decision" bouts, he reportedly was better in the majority of these contests - besting such men as Henry "Fighting" Zunner, Samuel "Special Delivery" Hirsch, Cy Flynn, Al Dewey, Young Fisher, Johnny Riley, Walter Mohr and "K.O." Willie Loughlin 
1912
Mar  8 Joe Atwood                  Buffalo, NY                     ND  6
Mar 20 Joe Covaleski               Buffalo, NY                     TK  3
Mar 26 Joe Atwood                  Buffalo, NY                     ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 8"
Oct 24 Bert Davidson               Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Nov 11 Jerry Cole                  Jamestown, NY                   ND  6
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Dec 16 Bert Davidson               Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Dec 26 Bert Davidson               Buffalo, NY                     ND  6

1913
Jan 30 Jerry Cole                  Titusville, Pa                  ND 10
Sep 12 Ted Willats                 Erie, Pa                        ND  6
Dec 30 Tommy Callahan              Erie, Pa                        ND 10

1914
Mar 18 Eddie Forrest               Erie, Pa                        ND 10
Sep  7 Henry "Fighting" Zunner     Erie, Pa                        ND 10
Oct 26 Jerry Cole                  Erie, Pa                        ND 10

1915
Apr 10 Budd Gregg                  Jamestown, NY                   KO  4
Apr 18 Billy Stanley               Meadville, Pa                   KO  3
May  8 Battling Allen              Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
May 24 Kid Manuel                  Erie, Pa                        ND 10
Sep  6 Johnny Riley                Rochester, NY                   ND 10
Sep 20 Jerry Cole                  Rochester, NY                   ND 10
Oct  4 Johnny Riley                Rochester, NY                   ND 10
Nov  2 Henry "Fighting" Zunner     Bradford, Pa                    ND 10
Nov 15 Henry "Fighting" Zunner     Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
          -Some sources report 11/22/15
Nov 22 Willie "K.O." Brennan       Bradford, Pa                    ND 10
Dec 20 Johnny Riley                Jamestown, NY                   ND 10

1916
Jan  1 Jimmy O'Hearne              Titusville, Pa                  KO  2
          -Some sources report "Johnny O'Hearne"
Jan 20 Tommy Ferguson              Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
Jan 31 Curley Kuntz                Jamestown, NY                   ND  6
Feb  3 Jack Coyne                  Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
Feb 17 Kid Manuel                  Erie, Pa                        ND 10
Feb 28 Samuel "Special Delivery" Hirsch Jamestown, NY              ND 10
          -Some sources report "Erie, Pa"
Mar 13 Johnny Kelly                Jamestown, NY                   KO  3
Mar 23 Harry Gattle                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
Apr 13 Johnny Riley                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
May  8 Battling Allen              Jamestown, NY                   ND  6
May 16 Steve Latzo                 Hazleton, Pa                    ND 10
May 19 Young Fisher                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
May 24 "Young" Dal Hawkins         Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Jun  3 Al Dewey                    Hazleton, Pa                    ND 10
Jun 23 Jack Britton                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10
          -Some sources report "ND 12"
Jul  3 Joe Welling                 Buffalo, NY                     LK  8
Jul 31 "Battling" Johnny Gates     Rochester, NY                   ND  8
          -Some sources report 8/01/16
Sep 11 Jimmy Conway                Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
          -Some sources report 9/10/16
Sep 27 Cy Flynn                    Conneaut, Oh                    ND 10
          -Some sources report "Bill Flynn"
Oct  4 Steve Pendro                Dayton, Oh                       W 15
          -Some sources report "D 15"
Oct 14 Swats Adamson               Charleroi, Pa                   ND 10
Oct 16 Al Dewey                    Wilkes-Barre, Pa                ND 10
Nov 15 "Young" Battling Nelson     Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Nov 20 Steve Latzo                 Hazleton, Pa                    ND 10

1917
Jan  8 Joe Welling                 Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Jan 29 "K.O." Carroll              Jamestown, NY                   ND 10
Feb 22 "Lockport" Jimmy Duffy      Erie, Pa                        ND 10
Mar 12 Eddie Moha                  Youngstown, Oh                  ND  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Mar 29 "K.O." Willie Loughlin      Pottsville, Pa                  ND 10
Jun 21 Jackie Clark                Allentown, Pa                   ND 10
Aug  4 "K.O." Willie Loughlin      Allentown, Pa                   ND 10
          -Some sources report 8/02/17
Sep 22 Harry Greb                  Charleroi, Pa                   LT  4

1918
Jan 14 Harry Greb                  Charleroi, Pa                   LK  1
May  3 "Young" Joe Borrell         Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jun 14 Walter Mohr                 Boston, Ma                       W 12
Jun 21 Walter Mohr                 Boston, Ma                       W 12
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Aug 30 Tommy Robson                Lowell, Ma                      LK 10
          -Some sources report "LK 9"
Aug 31 Jack McCarron               Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6

1919
Jan 20 Leo Houck                   Lancaster, Pa                   LK  3
Sep 22 Eugene Brosseau             Montreal, Que, Canada           LK  6
Oct 10 Mike Beck                   Scranton, Pa                    LT  3

1921
Mar 14 Percy "Pal" Reed            Boston, Ma                      LT  1 

1923
Jun 14 Norman Genet                Atchison, Ks                    LK  9


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1910
       Jerry Cole                                                   W 10
       Tommy Trainer                                                W 10
       Joe Burk                                                     W 10
       Tommy Callahan                                               W 10
       Jerry Cole                                                   W 10

1911
       Kid Gleason                                                 KO  2
       Joe Staller                                                 KO  8
       Billy Griffith                                              KO  8
       Billy Donnell                                               KO  4
       Joe Burk                                                    KO  6
       Jerry Cole                                                   W 10

1912
       Kid Gleason                                                 KO  3
       Tommy Nelson                                                 W 12
Mar 18 Bob Van Buren               Hornell, NY                     ND  6
Apr 16 Cyclone Holmes              Hornell, NY                      W   
Nov 21 Jerry Cole                  Jamestown, NY                   ND  6
           -Some sources report "W 8"

1913
       Joe Gronoski                                                KO  2
       George Henderson                                            KO  7
       Joe Atwood                                                  ND 10
       Von Huron                                                   ND  6
       Perry "Kid" Graves                                          ND 12
       Otto Kohler                                                 ND  8
       Frank Smith                                                 ND 12

1914
       Battling Kelly              Canton, Oh                      KO  5
       Frank Gotch                 Akron, Oh                       KO  2
       Johnny McGowan              Akron, Oh                       ND  8
       Billy Light                 Akron, Oh                       ND  8
Jul  4 Otto Koehler                Canton, Oh                       W 10
Jul 29 Billy Griffith              Erie, Pa                        KO  9
       Battling Kelly              Akron, Oh                       LF  5

1915
Apr 13 Johnny Riley                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10

1916
May  1 Young Fisher                Syracuse, NY                    ND 10

1917
Jun  2 Billy Kramer                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6

1918
Mar 22 Kid Sheeler                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  1


*** Much Data Was Provided By Paul Zabala ***

*** Photo And Some Data Were Provided By Bill Paxton ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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